Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-22

ing Senator Van Wyck for naming his lit
tie girl Happy New Year Van Wyck,"
and saying that if be played such tricks
as this he ought to take some one of his
own size. There are number of people
in Washington whose names are quite as
peculiar, but it does not seem to have
been to their disadvantage.
L knew man by the name of Rose once.
who was of a romantic disposition, and
when girl baby was born to him he
named her Wilde. 1t sounded very poet =
ical 10 write it Wilde Rose, but when she
grew up and married a man by the name
OF Bull, as she did, it wasn't half so pref
~. But they called her Rose Bull then,
and she now signs her name in that way
The Clerk of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia is named Return
jonathan Meigs. His fathers and his
arandfatEer's were the same, and the first
OF the line, nearly hundred years ago,
was called Jonathan Meigs. he had a
sweetheart who Tilted him, but atterward
was sorry Tor it, and sent him a little
piece of paper on which was written SIM
ply this and nothing more: "Return,
Jonathan" 1t was the most welcome and
gratifying message he ever received, and
it was answered in person. The couple
were soon married, and when their first
. baby was born they celebrated the event
by calling him "Return Jonathan" The
name has been handed down in the
family for four generations to the first
born son. and 1t now appears twice in the
Z " ashingt0n directory.
The name of the leading member of
! Congress from Michigan is Julius Cesar
Burroughs. His father was fond of sew
eral characters in history and showed his
admiration in christening his children.
Mr.. Burroughs has a brother in northern
Ohio whose name is Napoleon BOnaparte
and he has two sisters called Marie An
toinette and Catherine de Medici, re-
spectivelv.
The father Of Vice President HamIin
had similar taste and called his four
sons after the great warriors of ancient
history-AleXander, julius Caesar, Gin
cinnatus and Hannibal, while he named
his Jour daughters after the continents
Europe, Asia, Australia and America.
]; he mad been fortunate enough to have
fifth l suppose he would have called her
Africa, but the children didn't hold out
The name of the Secretary of the In
terror Is Lucus Quintus Cinclnnatus
Lamar, A. Nj, LII. D., while he has
clerk under him, cOlored man, whose
father christened him Washington Jeffar-
con Lincoln Gerritt Smi Jones. There
is another colored man working in a
Washington barber shop, whose title is
Farragut Dahlgren FoOte Porter Hop
kins, in honor Of the several naval com
manners under whom he served in the
navy during the war. There is young
lady in the city named Desire Moore. and
her sister, wnO was born q few years
later, is called Plenty Moore.
SOME FAMOUS MEMS SONS.
The son of Justice Harlan, of the Su-
preme Court. was member OF the Prince
ton eleven for four years, but is now
preaching in the First Presbyterian
Church OF New York. lie is said to be a
young man OF great eloquence, and an
attempt was made to secure him for the
pulpit of one of the churches in Washing.
II, but he wisely declined the call so
Il at he might hoe his own row and not be
under his lather's shadow.
One OF Secretary Bayard's sons Is
Secretary OF the Territory of Arizona,
where he was appointed without his
la theirs knowledge through the influence
of ex-senator Davis, OF West Virginia,
At the time of his appointment he was
teaching school near the home of Mr.
Davis. Mir. LamHT'S son is acting 5
private secretary, and the son of Assist
ant Secretary Thompson. OF the treas
ury, is clerk in the Patent Office, where
he was appointed under the civil service
rules. He was first assigned to the
Treasury Department, but his father had
him transferred TO another place.
Senator COngcr has TWO sons in the CITY.
One of them has been Postmaster of
Washington tor three years, and Is likely
TO serve out his term. although he is a
pronounced Republican. the local De-
mOcracy have tried in vain to get him re-
moved, but the President insists upOn
L hs,nr L.
the TACT that the Senator is one of the most
OulspUken opponents OF the adminlstra-
ton in Congress. Ills other son is the
CLERK Of the Senate Post Office Committee,
Of which the Senator is chairman. A
number OF the Senators have their sons
acting as committee clerks. and several
have secured appointments in the depart
ments fOr members of their families. Not
long 40 The soils OF senator Pugh and
Senator Harris We're named by Secretary
Manning for responsible place, in the
Treasury Department, but The President
refused TO agree to their appointment.
I Senators Beck and Harrison have sons
on ranches III Montana, Were both are
doing well. Young Harrison is the Sec
retary of the Montana Cattle Growers
a ssOciatiOn. The oldest son OF Senator
Dawes was recently Assistant United
States District Attorney at Chicago, but
Is now engaged with the son of senator
Blaine in the Iotiice Of the solicitor OF the
Northwestern Railroad Company. SenS-
tor EvaTts has "A son acting as rector OF |
an Episcopal Church in Vermont, and
two more study ing law in New YORK |
Tee Senator mas thirteen children, ali by
the sane mn,her. In ais has son in
college IN Kansas. IL son Of Senator
Malone is a BOXER in Washington |
IN partnership with Jay Cook, Jr. SEN |
.eSor Psyne's son is treasurer OF the Stand |
ard Oh Company, and his daughter is tAe |
wife OF secretary y nitney. Tue delegate |
In Congress from Washington Territory |
Is the son OF Senator voorhees,, and be mas |,
another son VINO ~ studying for the stage. |
A son OF senator West was appointed TO !
the consular service Dy President Arthur, |
and 10 now holding office somewhere out !
w ST. The sons of Senators Colquitt. |
Hampton, Harris, Mcmillan, Morgan |
and Vance are in the employ Of the SEN
ate. Senator Harris has another son on a
ranch 10 Texas.
Senator Sherman has no children, but
some years ago adopted a little girl.
Senator Palmer IS also childless, but is
educating the son OF his former gardener.
M. sabin, having no children of his own,